Everything a family needs, in one place.
The practical bit. What a day is made of, what it costs, what to send in, and what happens when a child moves on to school.
The questions parents ring about.
Five pages, in the order they usually come up on the phone.
Availability and the list
Both settings are full. Here is what the list for future years is, how to get on it, and what we can honestly tell you about where you stand.
How the list works →Fees and funding
What ECCE and the National Childcare Scheme actually cover, how the CHICK code works, and what is left to pay.
See fees and funding →Daily routines and the kit list
What a day outdoors is made of, and exactly what to send in so a child stays warm, dry and out playing.
Read the kit list →Starting school, and everything else
Child development, relationships, progression and the move to primary school, answered plainly in the question set.
Read the answers →Our policies
Published in public rather than kept behind a login, so a family can read them before they ask and another setting can use them.
See the policies →
Both settings are full.
The list is for future years. We would rather tell you that on the first line than let you read four pages first.
Full. Registered for 77 children, two to six years.
Full. Registered for 25 children, full day care.
[VERIFY whether afternoon places are open, and how a place is held]
[VERIFY how the list actually works today: who holds it, how long it is, and what decides priority.] What we can say is that the list is the way in, so joining it early matters more than anything else on this page.
Your child's year of birth and roughly when you would like to start. We do not ask for a child's name on the website.
An honest answer about where things stand, from Aishling or Sharon, rather than a place on a list you never hear about again.
Everything else on one screen.
Newtown, Abbeyknockmoy, Tuam, Co. Galway. The Nursery is at 28 The Granary, Abbeyknockmoy. [VERIFY Eircodes]
Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6.30pm. [VERIFY hours]
[VERIFY term dates, holiday closures and how many weeks a year each service runs]
Out in all of it. On the rare day when being out is genuinely unsafe, there is warm indoor space and the day carries on.
[VERIFY the settling-in process: how many visits, over how long, and whether a parent stays.]
[VERIFY what meals and snacks are provided, what a child brings, and how allergies are handled.]
Tusla Early Years Register, TU2015GY198 and TU2015GY199.
Two numbers appear on the Tusla register, one against each service. Both are on the contact page. [VERIFY which one families should ring]
Anything marked above is genuinely still open rather than hidden. Ask us and you will get the real answer.
Ask us anything.
Get a straight answer.
Family enquiries go to Aishling and Sharon, and they are read by somebody who works here.